sustain

1. (transitive)To maintain, or keep in existence.

   The professor had trouble sustaining students’ interest until the end of her lectures.

   The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.

   unterhalten, aufrechterhalten, beibehalten

   подде́рживатьpoddérživatʹ, содержа́тьsoderžátʹ

2. (transitive)To provide for or nourish.

   provisions to sustain an army

   versorgen, unterhalten

   содержа́тьsoderžátʹ, обеспе́чиватьobespéčivatʹ

   provide with nourishment

3. (transitive)To encourage or sanction (something).

4. (transitive)To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).

   The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.

   zuziehen, zugefügt werden, erleiden

5. (transitive)To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.

   to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition

   stützen, aufrechterhalten

6. To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.

   stattgeben

   admit as valid

7. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.

   A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

   stützen, tragen, aufrechterhalten

8. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

   Kraft geben, unterstützen

9. To be a long-lasting sound.

   I like how long that drum sustains.

1. We know we can't sustain that.

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2. Tom sustained severe injuries in the accident.

   ruТом получил серьёзные ранения во время аварии.

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3. The objection is sustained.

   ruВозражение поддерживается.

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4. Tom sustained minor injuries.

   deTom erlitt leichte Verletzungen.

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5. Tom sustained fatal injuries.

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